The Chinese

John Stuart Thomson

Verlag: T. Werner Laurie [1910], London, 1910

John Stuart Thomson's vanishingly scarce study on the Chinese, an interesting volume on the culture and lives of those living in China, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, no record of this having sold previously at auction.Exploring the live of those living in China, this is an interesting study on the native of the country, and of foreigners who have settled there. In this work John Stuart Thomson provides an exploration of humour, politics, literature, art, climate, religion, and commerce in China, including a chapter on Japan's commercial example to China.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one double-paged colour map, two colour maps, and forty-six plates.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a damp stain to the head of the boards. Light rubbing to the spine and to the extremities. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, lighter bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down, and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional scattered spot. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 870P10

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Chinese
Verlag: T. Werner Laurie [1910], London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1910
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Zustand: Good
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book